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CAPE TOWN HARMONIES IBD

AFRICAN MINDS
07 / 2017
9781928331506
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Sinopsis

Cape Town&rsquo,s public cultures can only be fully appreciated through recognition of its deep and diverse soundscape. We have to listen to what has made and makes a city. The ear is an integral part of the &lsquo,research tools&rsquo, one needs to get a sense of any city. We have to listen to the sounds that made and make the expansive &lsquo,mother city&rsquo,. Various of its constituent parts sound different from each other &hellip, [T]here is the sound of the singing men and their choirs (&ldquo,teams&rdquo, they are called) in preparation for the longstanding annual Malay choral competitions. The lyrics from the various repertoires they perform are hardly ever written down. [&hellip,] There are texts of the hallowed &lsquo,Dutch songs&rsquo, but these do not circulate easily and widely. Researchers dream of finding lyrics from decades ago, not to mention a few generations ago &ndash, back to the early 19th century. This work by Denis Constant Martin and Armelle Gaulier provides us with a very useful selection of these songs. More than that, it is a critical sociological reflection of the place of these songs and their performers in the context that have given rise to them and sustains their relevance. It is a necessary work and is a very important scholarly intervention about a rather neglected aspect of the history and present production of music in the city. &mdash, áShamil Jeppie, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town

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